Do I need to adjust sulphate and chloride

[bobukbrewer]

Hello all - I am looking for more hop bitterness, flavour and aroma, having already increased hops to 150 gm per 25 litres. My water analysis is (ppm) calcium 85, chloride 74, sulphate 113, magnesium 9 - thanks.

 

[Clint]

Not necessarily...for more bitterness you can add more/higher AAU hops at start of boil. For more aroma and flavour add most/the rest at the end of boil or a hop stand at 80c for about half hour,and do a dry hop.

 

[bobukbrewer]

Clint - I am adding 75 gm at 4 minutes and 75 gm at 2 minutes - it is not giving me a nice aroma...

 

[bobukbrewer]

Dry hop with T90 pellets is not practical - but I will throw in 100 gm Eldorado leaf 5 minutes after boil end.....

 

[Clint]

Hmmm you're putting a bit in...why won't you dry hop with pellets?
I'd reduce temp to about 80c then sling em in.

 

[bobukbrewer]

Clint - because I cannot strain all of them out so tiny bits of hop stay in suspension...

 

[Clint]

Have you temp control?

 

[bobukbrewer]

no - it ferments at 16 to 18 deg C at this time of year....

 

[Clint]

Ah right 'o...I was going to say...if you could cold crash it any pellet residue will drop to the bottom..
Definitely give the 80c a try..

 

[bobukbrewer]

thanks, Clint.